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Re-Registration Period Now Open for Temporary Protected Status for
Yemen

WASHINGTON
—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
announced today that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected
Status (TPS) under Yemen’s designation who want to maintain their
status through the extension date of March 3, 2020, must re-register
between August 14, 2018, and October 15, 2018.

USCIS Issues Revised Final Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students
and Exchange Visitors

WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has
published a revised final
policy memorandum (PDF, 129 KB)
related to unlawful presence after considering feedback received during
a 30-day public comment period that ended June 11, 2018. Under the
revised final policy memorandum, effective Aug. 9, 2018, F and M
nonimmigrants who fall out of status and timely file for reinstatement
of that status will have their accrual of unlawful presence suspended
while their application is pending.

Orlando, Fla.
– U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) assisted in an
investigation that led to a federal jury finding Valeriy Tsoy, a
citizen of Kazakhstan, guilty of marriage fraud. The successful
investigation also led to Zafar Bakhramovic Yadigarov, a citizen of
Uzbekistan, pleaded guilty to marriage fraud and conspiracy to commit
marriage fraud on July 23. Each faces a maximum penalty of five years
in federal prison. Tsoy’s sentencing hearing is scheduled
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New Law Extends CNMI CW-1 Program, Mandates New Fraud Fee, and Will
Require E-Verify Participation

On July 24, 2018, President Trump signed the
Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
(the Workforce Act), extending the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker program (the CW-1 program)
through 2029 and increasing the CW-1 cap for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The
CW-1 program allows employers within the CNMI to
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